We had great news this week again in that a property owner we helped last December just got word that the Sacramento County Assessor has agreed with our opinion of value for his property. They had previously assessed his Elk Grove home for 2009 property taxes at $945,000, but we provided support to show his [...]
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Success Story: Property Taxes lowered by $200,000
Saturday, July 24th, 20102010 Property Assessments are posted by Sacramento County
Thursday, July 8th, 2010We wanted to let you know that the Sacramento County Assessor posted updated 2010 property values on their website yesterday. You ought to have a look at the link below to see if they have assessed your property correctly. This posted value is supposed to be based on January 1, 2010. Don’t worry, other local Assessors such as Placer County and [...]
When are new 2010 property tax assessments coming out in Sacramento & Placer County?
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010If you live anywhere in the Greater Sacramento Region and you’re wondering how to lower your property taxes, you’ve come to the right place. Here is our advice though. Before you make a decision to hire someone to help you reduce your property taxes (including our tax appeal company), wait until new assessments come out to determine if there [...]
Neighborhood Boundaries, Real Estate & Tahoe Park in Sacramento
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Are you in or out? It could make a huge difference in property value (and property taxes) whether you live in a certain neighborhood or not. A boundary line for a neighborhood could include anything from a street, park, city or county line, different design of houses, train tracks, commercial district, etc… Whatever it is that separates one [...]
A look at REOs & Short Sales: Is the Sacramento real estate market getting healthier?
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010How is the Sacramento real estate market doing? Is it getting better or worse? Are there more bank-owned sales right now than in recent years? There are so many indicators for the health of a real estate market, but let’s take a look at the percentage of bank-owned foreclosure sales (REO) vs. short sales. What do you see? What [...]
Market Trends for the “Anatolia” area of Rancho Cordova: What do you see?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Here are a couple of trend graphs below for the 95742 zip code of Rancho Cordova. This area is comprised mostly of “Anatolia”, but also consists of a development called “Sunridge”, which is not part of the Anatolia HOA. You be the appraiser here. What do you see in the trend graphs below when looking [...]
Common Questions about Property Taxes in Sacramento County & Beyond
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Home owners and real estate agents ask us property tax questions all the time, so we figured it would be helpful to make a video to answer some of the most common questions. In the video below or HERE we walk you through the calendar year of events and deadlines surrounding reducing your property taxes so you can [...]
Do you need help preparing for your tax appeal hearing?
Monday, April 12th, 2010Maybe you appealed your taxes on your own and now you have a formal appeals hearing coming up. Do you need some help? We’d be glad to answer questions and offer tips, and we are available for hire to provide you with quality research for your appeals hearing (the fee is minimal). Keep in mind also [...]
Success Story: Taxes Lowered by $36,622
Monday, April 12th, 2010Hi Everyone. It’s Ryan here and I wanted to let you know some good news. I am very pleased to have learned last week that the Sacramento County Assessor reduced my property taxes by $36,622 after viewing the evidence I presented for a lowered opinion of value. They agreed with my value and the tax refund will be roughly $350. This is [...]
Graph of Sales in 95828 Zip Code of Sacramento
Friday, March 26th, 2010I thought this might interest anyone living or considering purchasing in the 95828 zip code of Sacramento. What do you see? What stands out to you about this trend graph? All sales are based on information provided in Sacramento MLS (single family detached sales only).
Looking Back on a Sacramento Fourplex
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Looking at the sales history of a property can be very telling. In fact, you can often get clues into the happenings of the real estate market. Here is an interesting sales history for a Sacramento fourplex I came across in the course of a current assignment I’m working on. This is not at all atypical because the market [...]
13,745 Green Dots in Stockton
Sunday, January 17th, 2010How many sales were there in Stockton over the past three years? The answer is 13,745, and we’ve graphed them below for your viewing pleasure. What stands out to you about the plotted green points? Do you notice any trends? This graph takes a view of the entire city of Stockton and is based on information in [...]
Dissecting the Vacaville Real Estate Market
Saturday, January 16th, 2010I wanted to share some trend graphs with you as well as give a little insight into looking at and understanding market data properly. One of the first things I do to dissect market conditions is run a general search of all sales in the entire city or area where the subject property is located. In this case, I plotted sales [...]
A Market Rainbow in Benicia from 2005-2010
Friday, January 8th, 2010I thought it would be interesting to plot sales in the city of Benicia over the past five years to get a panoramic view of the ups and downs of the market. What do you see? I think the trend somewhat follows the pattern of a rainbow. The graph is based on single family detached sales recorded [...]
Rancho Murieta Real Estate Market Trends
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Rancho Murieta is a CDP in Sacramento County off of Jackson Road and has somewhat of a secluded feel due to its location miles away from other suburban tracts. The community consists of two separate parts called Rancho Murieta North and Rancho Murieta South. Rancho Murieta is a retirement community to many, and is also attractive to many families. As of November 2009 [...]
